Lecture 3

Question 1

most common routes of drug administration are

Answer 1

subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, transdermal and implantation

Question 2

whats the difference between the common routes of drug administration

Answer 2

drugs do not know where they’re going, so the method will allow them to go to their target quicker or slower depending on administration

Question 3

Codeine metabolizes

Answer 3

into morphine

Question 4

Pharmacology breaks down into either

Answer 4

pharmacodynamics or pharmokinetics

Question 5

pharmokinetics breaks down into

Answer 5

ADME
absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination

Question 6

pharmodynamics

Answer 6

what the drug does to the body

Question 7

pharmokinetics

Answer 7

what the body does to the drug

Question 8

metabolism is

Answer 8

the liver’s breaking down of complicated molecules into simpler molecules

Question 9

the body metabolizes the drug into

Answer 9

metabolites

Question 10

the metabolites get eliminated through one of three ways

Answer 10

breathe it out, poop it out, or pee it out

Question 11

side effects are because

Answer 11

the opiated are not going to the place you want and also binding to opioid receptors all around the body leading to effects we don’t want

Question 12

the most prevalent side effect of opiates is

Answer 12

constipation

Question 13

other side effects of opiates include

Answer 13

nausea, sedation, respiratory depression, dry mouth, pruritus, and serious libido problems

Question 14

over the counter analgesics include

Answer 14

acetaminophen and NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen sodium

Question 15

cancers eventually go

Answer 15

metastatic, meaning the tumour cells get into your bloodstream and end up in your bones.

Question 16

the WHO analgesic ladder tells physicians

Answer 16

how to manage cancer pain

Question 17

4 categories of drugs are in USA

Answer 17

1st NSAIDs
2nd opiates
3rd local anasthetics
4th migrain drugs

Question 18

pain treatment includes both

Answer 18

pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments

Question 19

an ‘ectomy’ is

Answer 19

a cut

Question 20

an ‘-otomy’ is

Answer 20

the removal of something

Question 21

CAM stands for

Answer 21

complementary and alternative medicicine

Question 22

allopathy is

Answer 22

medicine informed by the rules of science and scientific method

Question 23

once evidence for ___ is strong enough it will be transferred to ___

Answer 23

CAM treatment to allopathic medicine

Question 24

homeopathy is

Answer 24

CAM that is not possible

Question 25

___ is the best analgesic there is

Answer 25

distraction

Question 26

Up until mid 80s- widely belived babies

Answer 26

didn't feel pain

Question 27

Jeffrey Lawson

Answer 27

baby who recieved open-heart surgery without any anesthetics

Question 28

premature babies tend to feel more pain than

Answer 28

non-preemie

Question 29

___ are used to draw blood from preemies

Answer 29

heel-lances

Question 30

three ways to calm down babies that are in pain

Answer 30

sucrose, suckling, and kangaroo care